Cigarette holder or pipestem



Patented Sept. 25, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIE,g

1 Claim;

An object of the invention is to providev a dev1ce of the character described in which both the heavy and light impurities, condensate,v etc., in

the smoke will be precipitated and trapped within cause the exposed parts to become unduly heated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a means of the character described which will permit of a construction and` design making the parts easy to take apart, clean, and re-assemble, and applicable either as a holder for cigarettes or cigar or a stem for a smoking pipe.

A further object of the invention is t provide Awith the device when used as aA holder,A a means which will permit the holder to accommodate cigarettes of different sizes and at the same time serve as an ejector for the cigarettes.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which with the foregoing, will be set'forth in the following description of the preferred form ofv the invention which is illustrated in the drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification. It is to be understood, however, that variations in the showing made by the said drawing and description may be adopted Within the scope of the invention as set forth in the claim.

Referring to said drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional viewof the means of my invention as a cigarette holder.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the core and mouthpiece assembly with a part in section.

Figure 3 is a side view of the body casing with a part in section.

Figure 4 is a side elevation with vportions shown in section of the cigarette receiving'and retaining members.

Figure 5 is a View similar to Figure 4 but with the parts detached. y

Figure 6 is a fragmentary part-elevational and part-sectional view showing the means of my invention utilized as a pipe stem.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated v in Figures 1 to 5, the device is designed as a holder for cigarettes and comprises a core. member 1, a casing 8 surrounding 'the core and' dening therewith a condensing chamber 9, a mouthpiece I0 at one end of the core having'a passage I2 communicating with the chamber, and an extension I3 at the other end of the core for the reception and retention of the cigarette.

'Ihe core 1 is preferably made of metal and as here shown is formed with a plurality of annular rimes I5 which are spaced by annular reduced portions I6. At the end of the core adjacent the mouthpiece I0 a cylindrical portion I1`and a corresponding portion I8 fon the extension I3, serve as seats for the casing, thus defining the ends of the chamberA 9. The peripheries of the riiles I5 are spaced from the inner walls ofthe casing but the diierence in diameters islrelatively small. Itwill thus be clear that they charnber 9 is made up for the most part of a series of alternately enlarged and reduced portions 20 and 2|. vPreferably a vertical hole 22 isl drilled through each rife, soas to provide additional surface for condensing, as will-be hereinafter made clear,

The mouthpiece and core member are desirably secured together to providea unitary part, and as here shown the core vis formed with threads 23 which are embedded in the wallsI 24 of a socket portion 25 of4 the mouthpiece.` The mouthpiece is preferably formed of a non-metallic material, andas will be clear fromFigure 2,` the outer part 26 of the passage I2 therein is inclined to the longitudinal axis of the piece so that the exposed end of the passage will be located at the side rather than at the end or top of the mouthpiece. With this novel arrangement of the opening to the passage, the smoke will be drawn to the side of the mouth instead of directly upon the tongue Vor roof of the smokers mouth as with the conventional mouthpiece. Preferably, the side of the mouthpiece at the opening to the passage is recessed so as to avoid blocking of the opening by any portion of the mouth or tongue. Attachment of the core member and extension I3 is here shown eiected by means of the threaded male end 21 of the` core which engages in internal threads 28 of a socket 29 in the adjacent end of the extension, The opposite ends of the casing are arranged to abut against the end face 3| of the mouthpiece and a shoulder 32 is formed on the extension, and in this manner by screwing the threaded portion 28 sufficiently inwardly over the threads 21, the ends of the casing will be tightly gripped between the mouthpiece and extension and the chamber 9 will be effectively sealed thereat,

As a means of supporting the cigarette (here indicated by the letter A) the outer end portion of the extension or nipple I 3` is formed with a vbore 33 designed to receive and retain an end of the-cigarette. The extension is formed with 4a central passage 34 which extends between the bore 33 and the socket 29. As will be seen from Figure 1, the end portions of the core member are provided with passages 36 and 31', each of .thesmoke thereby will begrelatively-g'rea o that there will be practically no opp.

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which extend to the chamber 9, the passage 36 registering with the passage 26 of the mouthpiece, While the passage 31 communicates with the socket 29 and the passage 34 in the extension.

Desirably the passages 36 and 31 extend transversely and vertical reversely into the chamber in a smoothY curve thereby facilitating the smooth passage of the smoke therethrough and the ready insertion of a cleaning wick into the chamber Without takingthe holder members apart.

It Willnow be clear that when smoke isl drawn into the chamber from theV passage 31,. the smoke will, due to the successive enlarged and reduced.` portions forming the chamber 9, be vvcaused tow correspondingly expand and contractrepeatedly;

before it passes into 'the'passage At thesame. Y

time. the smoke will be caused by 'the"rifitels"to'` come into very close association with Wthegvvallsi of the casing 8 in a thin' layer. As Willbe O, derstood, during the smoking period, `the" Vcore Y will remain hotbut at a 4uniform temperature,

whilethe casing,y since its walls arerelatively Y thin and exposedA totheV atmosphereg.. ivillbe maintained ina relativelycool condition. ,'heser various factors, it Will be evident, all contribute `to lcause Athe impurities to condense and Vdeposit ion-the surfaces dening the chambemand par-` ticularly Will the heavy impurities and, condensate collect on the core, that is in theV portions' be- Itwee'n therriiiles, it being noted thatlo'vving to Ithe reduced chamber y i A and adjacent ,riiiieV surfaces, the rate.ofiiow."ef

Yarea betvveen .the .casing the condensate to form -or remainfdeposite'd j thereon. l Due to the little or-no deposit.l of onf densate upon'the casing Walls and adjacent riiiie l surfaces, the holder may bejused for over a,l coni ysiderable period of; time Without requiring any cleaning, and when such'cleaning becomeade-V sirable, the same maybe easily. electedV by grip;-

Y'ping the'knurled side of shoulder 32V` andiunscrewing the nipple I3 from the core.V The casi-v irig may then be removed so as tofeilipose the coreand thereby permit the ready cleaningof Y -the surface thereof aswell Vas that ofthe inner side of the casing. Afterthe partsare thfus cleaned, they may be put together in an instant Vandfthe, holder is then Aready for use for Vanother extended period.

AAn important feature in-mywholder is thefprolvision ofV a, novel means in connectionlvvith ,the

-serted and properly held in the cigarette receiving -bore 3,3. Y Such means is particularlyillustrated VinfF'igures, l,y 1 and "5, and comprises 'a sleeve. di

mountedon the outer'portioniofthe extension-i3 land arranged for movement longitudinally there.-

commodate correspondingly larger cigarettes such' shown'in Figure l, S70 thatthe bore 42 .iaexpe sed Aandthe cigarette may be inserted thereingas in- Vdicated'in.dottedlines.

On the other handgreep the smokerA desires'asmallerV c zig'aruette',V he retracts thesleeve so that the' inner*V bore 33 becomes-ac.-

. cessible and inserts a cigaretteV therein as inpdi- Y `limited by the shoulder 32.

Vatll 'cigarette-inthe bore @2.

cated in dotted lines in Figure 4. Preferably the outer ends of both bores are flared to facilitate the insertion of the cigarettes. The sleeve is held against rotational displacement on the nipple, and

its extension limited by means of a pin 44 and slot 45 provided on the sleeve and member I3 respectively. Retraction of the sleeve may be Not only may the sleeve be utilized forV supporting the larger sized cigarettes, butdue to its association Withthe portion conta'iningfthe bore v33, the sleeve'may be ueii'to eject the cigarette butt held therein. Thus as will be seen'from Figure 1, the outer edge of the member i3 limits the amount of'insertionof n this Way, Yvvhen the sleeve is retracted While a cigarette is engaged 4`therein',"the cigarette is left unsupported and will drop fromtheT holder.

As may be readily seen, the device of my invention' is' equally applicable for use as a cigarette or er, holder or la pipestern.-A vvv In fact if desired, v iienticalholder illustratedin Figure '1,v may he operatively Vassociated With-,a pipej 5 ig; asillus#` trated in Figure yG. In using the-device With the pilethe sleeved il isv omitted, the memberl 3 being siniplyinsertedand rigidlyheld jin a ,socket ,52 provided `inthe shank portion 53 `of the bowl.

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In@ devi@Cinthechara-Cter. described, a body gian internalgsmoke passage and wenn wel formed LWith al cylindricaleexterior Wall surface, reduced cylindrical Vouterwall spaced llongif tudinal of land'. adjoining saidgfirstWallvr surface, said second wall, .providfng a icigaretteholding portion at-an e doisaidbody and formed with vbere ior.receiving a cigarette ,-of ajgivenfdiameter,; and communicating with-.said smoke passage, saidbore terminating adjacent the open en d outwardly a'red internal walls providing-'With ends' oi'the. Walls'a relatively narrow annular shoulder, .a sleeve slidablyl mounted on saidfcig'ai if.

, Vrette holdingpcrtion for movement longitudinally cigarette supporting portion'above described, Ifor permitting the holder to support and retain ciga- Y Y rettes of larger diameter than what could .be in- '.55

' zon.V The sleevehas a bore portie-n v42` similar to the bore. 33 but is of larger diameters() ,as toacf-f Vas indicated atan".V When vthesmoker Ydesiresrto YYsmoke a large cigarette, he extends` the sleeve as T thereci'land ,having` a cigarette .receiving i bore of greater diameter than ,saidvirst bore, said second bore terminatingadjacen the open enddn outive rdly aring ,internal {Wallsg which provide with open, end of the sleevea 4relativelynarrow annular shouldens l saidxrst cigarette holdingtportion to; substantiallyzecnceal the sleeve bore -andbein-g extendible 'on saidr portion .to `vexpose said fbore for operative reception and. retentionv of'pigarette therein,

said sleeve and holding portionsbeing .also/,formed `and arranged whereby onretraction,ofsaidfsleeve from extended `position a cigarette operatively engagedin said sleeve boreV will beejctedtheree irom,'theouter.fwall ofsai'd sleevel being Ycylindrical and of the same diameter as said-Wall sur- Yiace of. said bodygmember, ,whereby in the,.. re

tracted position of said sleeve, .saidsleeve will ,form arcontinuous corresponding lextension V`of 'saidimeinber,. andthe inner surfaefo'fV said sleeve and said reduced'cylindriealgsuriace of said cigarette. -holdi g portion being' omedrto engage each other throughout theirlength in the retract:- fedrpcsition `of said sleeve, 'and cooperating ymeans on said sleeve and 'cigarette holdingfportion for umitmgtne movementoi saidsievein the ex'- tended and retracted positions, and Afor preventing Y rotation' of saidgsleeve.

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